1. The term comparative criminology is the study of
Correct : D. all the above
2. When comparative criminologists study crime as social behavior, the focus of the
study is the _____.
Correct : D. offender
3. When comparing crime rates among countries, all of the following EXCEPT
_____ should be considered before drawing conclusions?
Correct : D. how the auto theft rate, as a unique indicator, has varied during the last five years.
4. Which of the following is a weakness of the systems perspective of criminal
justice?
Correct : D. all of the above.
5. What are the basic functions of criminal justice system?
Correct : D. all the above
6. Main Types of Criminal Justice Systems in the World include-
Correct : D. all of the above
7. What is the Latin term that means “The body of the Crime”?
Correct : D. corpusdelecti
8. Which of the following is not falling within the scope of criminology?
Correct : B. social learning
9. The aggregate of all operating, administrative and technical support agencies
that perform criminal justice functions is called.
Correct : C. criminal justice system
10. The due course of legal proceedings according to the rules and forms that have
been established for the protection of private right is
Correct : A. due process of law
11. A perspective on the study of criminal justice that assumes that the systems
components function primarily to serve their own interests is
Correct : B. conflict model
12. Father of scientific criminology is
Correct : A. cesare beccaria
13. A criminal Justice perspective that emphasizes on individual rights at stages of
justice system is
Correct : C. due process model
14. A criminal justice perspective that emphasizes on the arrest and conviction of
criminal offenders is
Correct : C. crime control model
15. A perspective on the study of criminal justice that assumes that the systems subcomponents work together harmoniously, to achieve the social product is called
‘Justice’ is-
Correct : A. consensus model
16. Uniform Crime Reports (UCR) are compiled by
Correct : D. the federal bureau of investigation
17. Which of the following countries has the lowest homicide rates.
Correct : B. saudi arabia
18. The term used to describe the study of the causes and correlates of crime in two
or more cultures is
Correct : B. comparative criminology
19. International crimes are based on all of the following, except:
Correct : D. identified as having to involve more than one country
20. Which of the following is not an example of a transnational crime?
Correct : C. genocide
21. How is a transnational crime different from an international crime?
Correct : A. transnational crimes always involve more than one country
22. Which agency or organization is the research, development and evaluation
agency of the U.S. Department of Justice?
Correct : B. the national institute of justice (nij)
23. This social institution controls crime by detecting, detaining, adjudicating, and
punishing and/or rehabilitating people who break the law
Correct : A. criminal justice
24. Criminal laws are concerned with
Correct : C. the relationship between an individual and the government
25. Sending an offender to prison would be characterized as a deprivation of
Correct : A. liberty
26. The court system in the United States is divided into
Correct : A. two separate systems
27. The system of justice is _____ in USA
Correct : D. both (a) & (b)
28. United Kingdom does not have a single unified federal system
Correct : A. true statement
29. Crown Court in UK is a criminal court of __________jurisdiction
Correct : C. both original and appellate
30. Subordinate courts in UK consist of
Correct : D. all the above
31. France has a system of
Correct : A. civil law
32. In France, the criminal investigation is
Correct : D. both (b) & (c)
33. Unlike United Kingdom and United States, India has a single court system
Correct : A. true statement
34. The role of the prosecutor in India commences
Correct : C. only after the investigating agency files the report before the court
35. The process of trial in India is regularized by
Correct : B. the code of criminal procedure
36. Proceedings before Magistrate’s Courts in India are mainly of
Correct : D. all the above
37. The first jury trial decided by an English jury in India happened in ____ in 1665
Correct : A. madras
38. With the development of the East India Company Empire in India, the jury
system was implemented
Correct : C. in both (a) & (b)
39. Which Articles of Indian Constitution lay down composition & jurisdiction of
the Supreme Court?
Correct : B. article 32
40. Identify the correct order in which a case proceeds in the criminal justice
system?
Correct : D. investigation, chargesheet, trial, judgement
41. Reduction in sentence in prison administration is called
Correct : A. remission
42. The Public Prosecutors in India are appointed by
Correct : D. state governmentcomparative criminal justice system-mcqs by dr. shahista s. inamdar 9
43. The Muslim law arranged punishments for various offences into
Correct : C. four main categories (qisas, diya, hadd and tazeer)
44. Central Jails are mainly meant for
Correct : C. convict prisoners
45. According to the Indian Penal Code, how many types of Punishments can be
awarded to an offender?
Correct : B. 5
46. Among the following experts, which person visited India in early1950’s, to study
the Indian prisoners?
Correct : D. walter c. reckless
47. In your view, what objective does Capital Punishment represent?
Correct : A. retribution
48. A model of criminal punishment that encourages rehabilitation via the use of
general and relatively unspecified surface is known as
Correct : C. indeterminate sentencing
49. In Mithu v. State of Punjab, Justice Y. V. Chandrachud observed that section
303 of IPC
Correct : C. violated both article 14 & 21
50. The doctrine of death penalty for ‘rarest of rare case’ was used by SC in
Correct : B. bacchan singh v. state of punjab
51. The Supreme Court of India has held the constitutional validity of Capital
Punishment in
Correct : A. jagmohan singh v. state of up
52. The Law Commission of India in 1967 recommended
Correct : A. the retention of death penalty
53. When comparing crime rates among countries, all of the following EXCEPT
_____ should be considered before drawing conclusions?
Correct : D. how the auto theft rate, as a unique indicator, has varied during the last five years.
54. The United Nations’ surveys on crime trends are unique because:
Correct : B. they provide a standard classification of crime definitions and justice categories
55. According to data from the United Nations, which of the following regions
include countries with the highest homicide rates?
Correct : A. africa and the americas
56. In reference to cybercrime, which term is used when the computer itself is a
target of the criminal act?
Correct : C. cyber attack
57. Which of the following is NOT one of the stages of the money laundering
process?
Correct : A. procurement
58. Of the following, which are most likely to be the target of pirates today?
Correct : C. oil and chemical tankers
59. According to Interpol statistics, the past decade has seen an increasing trend of
illicit trafficking in cultural objects in
Correct : D. the middle east
60. Of the almost 10,000 terrorist attacks occurring worldwide in 2013, more than
half took place in:
Correct : B. iraq, pakistan, and afghanistan.
61. Which of the following U. S. federal agencies is (are) involved in combating
transnational crime?
Correct : D. all of the above e. none of the above
62. Prosecution of genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes is conducted
by the
Correct : D. international criminal court
63. Comparative criminologists are able to explain increases in crime, but not
decreases.
Correct : B. false statement
64. In some countries, the police are perceived as the most corrupt institution, but in
no country is the judiciary seen as the most corrupt.
Correct : B. false statement
65. International crime is that which violates international law.
Correct : A. true statement
66. The area of study that has an interest in determining how various countries
attempt to maintain social order and accomplish justice is _____ criminal justice.
Correct : C. comparative
67. The criminal activity linked to computers that occurs when the computer is used
as a tool in committing a crime is called _____ theft.
Correct : C. cyber
68. The term _____ refers to the abuse of entrusted power for private gain.
Correct : B. corruption
69. Plea bargaining includes
Correct : D. all the above
70. The primary function of trial courts is to
Correct : D. resolve factual disputes
71. When someone charged with multiple offenses pleads guilty to only some of the
charges in exchange for having the others dropped, the arrangement is known as
Correct : A. charge bargaining
72. The Sixth Amendment guarantees a trial in the USA by jury for
Correct : A. all felony cases
73. The number of people seated on a jury originated in
Correct : C. england
74. In which criminal court does a jury sit in?
Correct : B. crown court
75. Who is the First Law Officer of the Government of India?
Correct : D. attorney – general of india
76. In which country all courts including all levels of the State courts have the
power of Judicial review?
Correct : C. america
77. A prosecutor must often decide whether or how to:
Correct : A. file charges
78. The burden of proof required in a criminal case for the prosecution to prove its
allegations is:
Correct : B. beyond a reasonable doubt
79. The _____ has broad discretion in deciding the offense (or offenses) with which
to charge the accused.
Correct : A. judge
80. In Islamic Legal System, it is firmly established principle in qisas crimes that
circumstantial evidence
Correct : C. both (a) & (b)
81. Criminal responsibility in Islam is essentially
Correct : A. individual
82. Parole or premature release is granted by which authority?
Correct : D. parole committee/board
83. ‘Prison statistics in India’ is annually published by which organization?
Correct : C. national crime records bureau
84. In Prakash Singh v. Union of India, the Supreme Court has set out direction
for
Correct : B. police reforms
85. 104) Crimes with less seriousness in nature are referred as
Correct : C. misdemeanours
86. 105) Which country awards death penalty for possessing narcotic drugs?
Correct : C. singapore
87. At present, which country publicity executes heinous offenders?
Correct : C. saudi arabia
88. 107) Which authority grants probation to offenders?
Correct : C. court
89. 108) Which country among the following has accusatorial system of justice?
Correct : B. canada
90. Which country first introduced the scheme of compensation to crime victims
from public exchequer?
Correct : C. new zealand
91. In those cases, in which offenders are not identified or traced, which authority
gives compensation to crime victims?
Correct : B. district legal services authority
92. 111) Under the probation of Offender Act, Probation is granted mostly
Correct : B. first offenders
93. Which of the following is a victimless crime ?
Correct : D. prostitution
94. 113) What is the main law that deals with intoxicating drugs in India?
Correct : B. narcotics drugs and psychotropic substances act
95. 114) In India rigorous imprisonment involves sentences with
Correct : C. imprisonment with labour
96. 115) The law of search and seizure, questions of appeal, fall under
Correct : B. procedural law
97. 116) The earliest policing system was established in
Correct : C. france
98. 117) The first policing system was founded in the year
Correct : B. 1667
99. 119) INTERPOL is the world’s largest international police organization with
Correct : A. 188 member countries
100. INTERPOL agents not only investigate cases across borders, but may also
arrest suspects and detain them for local authorities.